The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Glance at the Work Being Accom-
plishe1 by the General AS
ssmbly.

has fayordbly reported upon measure
which, if il passes, will be the most stu
pendous expenditure which the State has
ever undertaken-this is, to pay bounty to
veteran soldiers to the amount of nearly
SO, 100000. Under the present law no
soldier enlisting prior TO March 6, 1868, is
entitled to bounty. After that date the
allowances are as follows: March s to
Nov. 10, 1868. $50; Nov. III, 1868, TO Feb.
4. 1864, $50; Feb. . to May IA, 1864,
500; Feb. to April Ii, 1865, $50. This
omits soldiers enlisting in 1861, 1862, part
Of 1868 and 1864, and after April L.,
1860. The new measure takes in all these,
and the bounty goes to the widow or
orphans in case ot the soldiers death. The
State will have to pay out if the bill be-
comes law Sl1.Sl5,300 according to
General. These show that the State fur
nished 10000 men through the war. I'm
der the old bounty law only 1880 men
have received bounty, leaving II APO who
Will be affected by the new law. Allowing
the necessary reductions for bounty pre-
yiously received, the total sum required
under the new law reaches nearly SIS ,000,-
600. il the bill passes 1t will make the per
capita tax twelve times as much as il has
ever been heretofore. The State levy is
usually about fifty cents per capita. The
passage of this bounty law would make the
per capita tax Sc.
Senator Hubboll, has introduced bill
appropriating $500 year for each Of The
years 1887 and 1888 to the State Pioneer So
cietv, aud 81, 900 TO continue the publication
OF their annual reports. The society, of
which Col. Shoemaker, of jackson, is Pres
Il a l. -. n -.
is Secretary, has for n long time been al
lowed the regular annual appropriation of
SOTO. Some years ago the society began the
publication of boundvolumes of the recollec-
tons of pioneers and sketches of the early
settlement of Michigan. 1t has also begun
TO procure from the Dominion of Canada,
copies and TRANSACTIONS of all Letters. re-
ports, and other documents in the Capitol
ut Ottawa, bearing on the history of Michi-
gan during its occupancy by the French OF
British. The transcripts are procured at o
trihing cost and nave now been brought
down to the year 1915. The society pro-
poses to incorporate portion of these
French and British records in each of Its
volumes, having begun the work in the last
volume.
Representative Dakin, of Saginaw, has
introduced bill which is the DIVERSE sc
TO speak, of the Baker conspiracy law. The
title is to prohibit any corporation, firm, OF
individual from discharging from their en-
ploy any employees for the free expression
of their opinions, and to provide penalty
for the obstructing or preventing of any as
sembly of workingmen for the purpose OF
peaceably discussing their grievances. Il
goes on to prohibit, under penalty of i'm
prisonment in the county jail for not ex-
ceeding three months, or in the State pris-
on for not exceeding one year, "any rail
road company, corporation, firm or individ-
ual' from intimidating; impeding or OBJ.
structing except by due process of law any
laboring man or workman in their employ
from demanding or receiving an homes
days work, or TO discharge their workmer
for demanding or for having expressed
opinions upon any subject; Also to proven
employers from interfering by intimidation
or otherwise in the peaceable assembling
of their workmen for the purpose "of dis
cussing questions intimately connected
with their welfare
| Senator Sharp introduced a joint resolu-
ton TO amend the Constitution with respect
TO Representatives. The point OF the amend
ment IS TO do away with the moiety repre-
sentation now allowed to counties which
do not have the full ratio for Representa-
tive. Mr.. Sharp urged immediate actor
on this measure, complaining of its in.
! Justice. Senator Hubbell said that it wa,
not measure that could take effect unit
after the next redistricting of the State
! He thought it ought to 90 to a committee
and be printed, and time taken TO study VI
its effect. In this view he was reinforced
! by Senators Giddings, Seymour and Johr
| w. Babcock. The joint resolution was re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Hoobler has bill for tn,
organization of Oscoda and Au Sable as
! city. Delegations of citizens representing
! both sides of the question, as we'll as botl
sides of the Au Sable River, had a hearing
last week before the House Committee OF
Municipal Corporations. Ex-Representa
tive o. +. NJ. Cutcheon spoke in opposition
to the proposed establishment of city. ant
! George Orth and others strongly favored il
Senator Hubbell has introduced join
resolution which submits to the people a
the spring election an amendment 10 tn,
| Constitution relative TO the salaries of Stat
! officers. 1t fixes the salariss as follows
Judges of Circuit Courts, $500, which i
the amount at present paid them; the Gov
ernor is to have $1,000 year; the Stat
| Treasurer, $4,000; Secretary of State, 81,
| 5O0 Attorney General, SO 1000; Superin
tendent of Public instruction, $4,000.
Senator Washington /. Babcock intro
duced joint resolution submitting to tn
people at the spring election an amend
ment changing the terms of Senators iron
two to four years. 1t provides that at tn
next election the Senators from the od
numbered districts shall be elected for fou
years, and those from the even numbere,
districts for two years, but at each genera
election thereafter al are to be elected 70
four years.
Senator Monroe has in preparation bill
| TO give to women qualified as citizens til
right to vote at township, village or cit
elections for all municipal officers. Thi
measure is advocated by the Woman
Suffrage Association of the State. Tn
assoc alton is now engaged in organizing
in all the cities and villages of Michigan
and some formidable petitions are expected
1t is pretty we'll understood, or at least s
given out, that Coy. Luce will appoin
Col. A. III. Heath, of Ionia, COMMISSIONS
Of Labor.
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